"the word : Juez "

Question

Hi.

as far as i understood in the Video section , the word Juez is a noun with the same form for masculine and feminine variations. I.e.: " el juez " , " la juez " .

if it is true , why in the dictionary section in your website it is explained as :

el juez, la jueza feminine or masculine noun

La jueza emitirá la sentencia la semana que viene. The judge will issue the sentence next week.

thanks in advance for your kind reply.

Shahrzad Banihasehmi

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Until you know the sex of the judge it can be either cant it ? - ray76, Nov 26, 2015

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Answer 1

Well, I have heard both equally:

El juez - la juez

or

La jueza

As the RAE said:

jueza

1. f. Mujer que desempeña el cargo de juez.

2. f. coloq. p. us. Mujer del juez.

So, jueza is totally correct. In fact, during the last years in Spain there are more "juezas" than "jueces". They appear so much in the TV and they always are called "juezas".

Answer 2

You have had some great answers. As txustaboy says they use both in Spain. One of the judges he must have been considering is Juez Alaya - she has some problems at the moment, however she has a fan club! In England judges are more anonymous and fewer are female. In 20 minutos [good for short videos] she is referred to as Jueza but El País which is a more formal paper calls female judges 'la juez'

Certainly in England it is often now considered trivialising someones job if you use the female form eg authoress - author preferred.

here are some reports about Judge Alaya

20 minutos

hi. Thanks a lot for your perfect explanation . Have a great time . - shahnarges, Nov 27, 2015

Answer 3

According to the Larousse Dictionary Juez is both masculine and feminine. So many words are also masculine and feminine, such as "estudiante" "turista" (all words ending in "ista" are both masculine and feminine.)

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thanks a lot - shahnarges, Nov 26, 2015

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Answer 4

I agree with Dani, we say both el juez and la juez.

La jueza, for me, sounds strange probably because it is regional and no longer used very much even though it is still considered a correct word.

As txta says, in Spain it is very common due to the number of female judges. - annierats, Nov 26, 2015